Squid Fishing

[Tips Up]

I fished Becher yesterday morning and worked the shallower water (<100'). Saw quite a few squid-like marks, but didn't drop the squid jig down. Fish were being caught on white hoochies, too. That said, the one fish my buddy kept had herring in its mouth. I'm pretty curious, though, as I've caught them in Becher in May a time or two in years past.

Well.. get back out there and drop a squid jig and report back.

 

[Tips Up]

Any recent sightings?
I'm craving some calamari

 

[Doubletyee]

Maybe a stupid question but are you allowed more than one umbrella hook on a squid jig? I know for herring jigs there are multiple but formsquid I don’t know if you can put two or even three on the same line??

 

[CBsqrd]

Maybe a stupid question but are you allowed more than one umbrella hook on a squid jig? I know for herring jigs there are multiple but formsquid I don’t know if you can put two or even three on the same line??

Yes. You can fish them just like herring. Used to see people using herring rakes when the schools would come into Cowichan Bay. We never used umbrella rigs, just a half dozen treble hooks tied on the line and cast through the school.

 

[Samnjoe]

Amazon for $12.
Ready for some dock fishing in 2 weeks

 

[kaelc]

Any recent sightings?
I'm craving some calamari

Facebook post said Ukee and Tofino, but no details. Reputable guy posted it at least. All the usual piers in Puget Sound seem to be catching.

 

[Samnjoe]

Hopefully Winter harbor in 2 weeks

 

[BigBird007]

Hopefully Winter harbor in 2 weeks

Off the dock in Winter Harbour? I leave on the second with the family, this would be fun for my kids.

 

[Samnjoe]

Yes last year around the 12th of July. Bucket loads

 

[ship happens]

Did a full recon squid mission in the Harbour last night in ukee. Water color is a bit off and didn't see any squid.

 

[kaelc]

No squid in the salmon north of Tofino near Estevan but they sure loved the white hootchi.

 

[Aces]

Seattle harbor last night.

Guess they are staying south

 

[tubber]

I got 10 at Florencia about 10 days ago. Well, 50 if you count the ones that came partially digested in stomach contents.

 

[pescador]

Seattle harbor last night.

Guess they are staying south

perfect size for a paella.

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

Whatever you do don't try putting one on a 9 weight fly rod with dry fly line and a corky strike indicator on slack tide. You won't have any fun at all.

 

[tubber]

Whatever you do don't try putting one on a 9 weight fly rod with dry fly line and a corky strike indicator on slack tide. You won't have any fun at all.

It was getting late, everybody went home when I got mine reeling up my first rod and she took it near the surface, got it in the boat and the same thing happened on the other side. So yeah.

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

It was getting late, everybody went home when I got mine reeling up my first rod and she took it near the surface, got it in the boat and the same thing happened on the other side. So yeah.

It's so cool when they hit them near the surface.

 

[Fishonjeff]

Last August in Bamfield my kids had a blast catching squid off the dock and had better luck fishing with these “dick” lures that my brother in-law got me as a joke for a Christmas present over the squid jigs